April 21, 2008

Michael offers some great insights into a radical approach to traditional news gathering. Here are some of my additional points I propose regarding the inevitability of this revolution:

1) Accessibility - In our time displaced economy (think Tivo), we
have access to news and information anywhere anytime (think iPhone).
Thus I see less reliance on traditional, fixed time, hour long
broadcasts to get this. Consequently, I also see the ‘pull’ vs ‘push’
paradigm continue to proliferate because it increases the consumers
control to WHEN they get information - realtime even.

2) Relevance (trust) - Increasingly, there is less trust and
relevance with traditional media outlets. The social revolution has
also enabled consumers to find and choose WHERE they get their
information and how personally relevant it is to them. The ‘reality’
trend alluded to this, but traditional media still clung to over
produced segments that the online generation saw right through. What is
needed is information from people (plural) who consumers can relate to,
raw, and niche targeted.

So how do I see this playing out… Imagine traveling to Europe and
with a few free days you decide to take a side trip to Paris. Since you
had little time to plan this trip, you pull out your iPhone and bring
up Google Maps. With GPS, the iPhone knows your current location and
suggests events/meetups/restaurants/sights/news going on within your
immediate area right now. Like, a new exhibition at the Musee d’Orsay
today (with directions and link to buy tickets), or transit workers on
strike, so recommendations to take a taxi. Also, right from Google Maps
are video overlays of short 2 min VJ dispatches describing these;
exactly tailored to your likes/dislikes and from your ‘trusted sources’.

Social Media is currently being
touted as the answer to life, the universe, and everything online, but
there is a lot more to it than just hitching a ride.
Lets take a look at some of the things you need to think about before
you even contemplate a social media marketing strategy.

April 16, 2008

Buck, 29, used the ubiquitous short messaging service to tap out a single word on his cellular phone: ARRESTED. The message went out to the cell phones and computers of a wide circle of friends in the United States and to the mostly leftist, anti-government bloggers in Egypt who are the subject of his graduate journalism project.

April 07, 2008

A current project (work in progress) for a wedding trailer for my friends wedding. I didn't have a lot of footage to work with, but I thought I'd put together something for them to remember the special day. I've got a bit more work to do on it (some of the edits need work), but I thought I'd share this now.

April 02, 2008

Today CNBC and other news outlets reported that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson confirmed what we have suspected. Since this loan was backed by Bear Stearns' worst collateral, worthless assets consisting of subprime mortages, YOUR TAX DOLLARS, $100 PER CITIZEN, WILL BE USED TO BAIL OUT RECKLESS INVESTMENT BANK BEAR STEARNS.

April 01, 2008

Games like WarioWare and Raving Rabbids the Wii is no stranger to crazy gameplay mechanics... but it was quite unusual to see the "strap-on" style accessory and peeing action that Pii Pii Brothers provides.